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Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston had an estimated population of 132,609 in 2015. Charleston was founded as Charles Town—honoring King Charles II of England—in 1670 and its initial location at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River was abandoned in 1680 for its present site, which became the 5th-largest city in North America within 10 years. Despite its size, it remained unincorporated throughout the period, its government was handled directly by the state legislature and by its Anglican parish wardens. It adopted its present spelling with its incorporation as a city in 1783 at the close of the Revolutionary War. The Confederates burned the town prior to its evacuation but continued demand for the cotton and rice, along with growing industry. In 2016, Charleston was ranked the Worlds Best City by Travel + Leisure, the city proper consists of six distinct areas, the Peninsula or Downtown, West Ashley, Johns Island, James Island, Daniel Island, and the Cainhoy Peninsula. The old town fit into 4–5 square miles as late as the First World War, the city limits also have expanded across the Cooper River, encompassing Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. The present city has an area of 127.5 square miles. North Charleston blocks any expansion up the peninsula, and Mount Pleasant occupies the land directly east of the Cooper River, Charleston Harbor runs about 7 miles southeast to the Atlantic with an average width of about 2 miles, surrounded on all sides except its entrance. Sullivans Island lies to the north of the entrance and Morris Island to itself south, the entrance itself is about 1 mile wide, it was originally only 18 feet deep, but began to be enlarged in the 1870s. The tidal rivers are evidence of a submergent or drowned coastline, there is a submerged river delta off the mouth of the harbor and the Cooper River is deep. Charleston has a subtropical climate, with mild winters, hot, humid summers. Summer is the wettest season, almost half of the rainfall occurs from June to September in the form of thundershowers. Fall remains relatively warm through November, winter is short and mild, and is characterized by occasional rain. Measurable snow only occurs several times per decade at the most, however,6.0 in fell at the airport on December 23,1989, the largest single-day fall on record, contributing to a single-storm and seasonal record of 8.0 in snowfall. The highest temperature recorded within city limits was 104 °F on June 2,1985, and June 24,1944, and the lowest was 7 °F on February 14,1899. At the airport, where records are kept, the historical range is 105 °F on August 1,1999. Hurricanes are a threat to the area during the summer and early fall

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South Carolina
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South Carolina /ˌsaʊθ kærəˈlaɪnə/ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, doing so on May 23,1788. South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union on December 20,1860, after the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25,1868. South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and the 23rd most populous U. S. state and its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3. 13%. The capital and largest city is Columbia with a 2013 population of 133,358, South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England, under whose reign the English colony was first formed, with Carolus being Latin for Charles. There is evidence of activity in the area about 12000 years ago. Along the Savannah River were the Apalachee, Yuchi, and the Yamasee, further west were the Cherokee, and along the Catawba River, the Catawba. These tribes were village-dwellers, relying on agriculture as their food source. The Cherokee lived in wattle and daub houses made with wood and clay, about a dozen separate small tribes summered on the coast harvesting oysters and fish, and cultivating corn, peas and beans. Travelling inland as much as 50 miles mostly by canoe, they wintered on the plain, hunting deer and gathering nuts. The names of these survive in place names like Edisto Island, Kiawah Island. The Spanish were the first Europeans in the area, in 1521, founding San Miguel de Gualdape, established with 500 settlers, it was abandoned within a year by 150 survivors. In 1562 French settlers established a settlement at what is now the Charlesfort-Santa Elena archaeological site on Parris Island, three years later the Spanish built a fort on the same site, but withdrew following hostilities with the English navy. In 1629, King Charles I of England established the Province of Carolina an area covering what is now South and North Carolina, Georgia, in the 1670s, English planters from the Barbados established themselves near what is now Charleston. Settlers built rice plantations in the South Carolina Lowcountry, east of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, settlers came from all over Europe. Plantation labor was done by African slaves who formed the majority of the population by 1720, another cash crop was the Indigo plant, a plant source of blue dye, developed by Eliza Lucas. Meanwhile, in Upstate South Carolina, west of the Fall Line, was settled by farmers and traders. Colonists overthrew the rule, seeing more direct representation

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College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
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The Charleston Cougars mens basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Colonial Athletic Association. Home games are played at TD Arena, located on College of Charlestons campus in Charleston, South Carolina, while a member of the NAIA, they were National Champions in 1983. The College of Charleston has sponsored a mens team since 1898. They have been NCAA Division I since 1991 in the Trans-Atlantic Athletic Conference, in 2012, ESPN ranked Charleston as the 73rd best college basketball program in the previous 50 years, which was the highest ranking of all Division I teams in the state of South Carolina. Under head coach John Kresse, the team had its greatest success, in 1983, the Cougars won the NAIA Championship. In the 1991–92 season, the Cougars made the jump to Division I, in the 1998–99 season, the team joined the Southern Conference, winning its only SoCon tournament championship that year. In 1994,1997,1998 and 1999, the Cougars reached the NCAA tournament, with a record of 1–4, in 1995 and 1996, the Cougars made the NIT. The programs biggest regular season win in history was over then-No. 3 North Carolina on the road on December 6,1998, kresses career record at Charleston is 560–143. Many consider this a dark age for the program, as despite still recording winning seasons, the Cougars strength of schedule slid into decline and players with questionable reputations filled the roster. Tom Herrions first Charleston team finished 25–8 in 2002–03, captured the Great Alaska Shootout title and his 25 victories marked the highest total of any first-year NCAA Division I head coach during the 2002–03 season. Herrion also guided the Cougars to a 20–9 finish in 2003–04, 18–10 performance in 2004–05, the College of Charleston hired former Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Cremins in 2006. In each of Cremins five complete seasons, Charleston won 20 games, the Cougars played in a national postseason tournament in three consecutive seasons under Cremins, making the CBI in 2009 and 2010 and the NIT in 2011. During Cremins tenure, the Cougars were put back in the spotlight when they upset then-No.9 North Carolina on January 4,2010 at TD Arena. He took a leave of absence during the 2011–2012 season due to exhaustion and his overall record at Charleston is 125–68. Doug Wojcik, University of Tulsas all-time wins leader, was named the 22nd all-time head men’s basketball coach at the College of Charleston on April 1,2012, in his first season with the Cougars, Wojcik led Charleston to the SoCon Championship before losing to Davidson. The Cougars were added to the CBI postseason tournament, losing to George Mason in the first round, Charleston moved to the Colonial Athletic Association in 2013 and Wojciks Cougars struggled to a 6–10 conference record. He was fired on August 5,2014 with a 38–29 overall record, earl Grant, a former Clemson and Wichita State assistant, was named the Cougars 23rd all-time head coach on September 2,2014

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Furman Paladins men's basketball
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The Furman Paladins mens basketball team is the basketball team that represents Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The schools team competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach Niko Medved and play their games at the Timmons Arena. The Paladins have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament six times, the Paladins have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament one time. The Paladins have appeared in the CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament three times

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VMI Keydets basketball
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The VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. They compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I and they have played their home games in Cameron Hall since 1981. VMI has played basketball since 1908, and had played in the Southern Conference until 2003, VMI rejoined the SoCon on July 1,2014. They are coached by Dan Earl, the VMI basketball program began in 1908 under head coach Pete Krebs, and team went 3–3 in their inaugural season. Pinky Spruhan, who coached the Keydets from 1919 to 1922, had a 38–9 coaching record which stands as the highest winning percentage of any VMI head basketball coach. VMI joined the Southern Conference in 1925 at which time they were led by 4th-year head coach W. C. After a 7–8 overall mark and 3–5 conference record in their season in the SoCon. Raftery departed in 1934 with a 68–112 record, the 68 wins are the 4th-most in VMI history, throughout the next 30 years, VMI never placed better than 5th in the conference. This stretch included one season and two winless conference marks. From 1943 to 1953, VMI failed to win more than five games in any season, the Keydets saw 13 different head coaches, five of which were only tenured for one year. Hired in 1958, Louis Weenie Miller became the first coach to lead VMI to an NCAA tournament appearance, after seasons of 5–13, 4–16 and 5–17, the Keydets managed to go 9–11 and 6–8 in SoCon play in the 1961–62 season. The nine wins were the most for the program since 1953–54, two seasons later, VMI went 12–12 and 7–7 in the conference which was their first non-losing season since 1942–43. Despite being the 4th seed, VMI narrowly ran their way through the SoCon tournament defeating Furman, Davidson, the three wins came by a combined 10 points. In the NCAA tournament, VMI fell to Princeton 86–60, Miller left VMI following the seasons end. VMI returned to mediocrity and losing seasons following their Southern Conference title, gary McPherson replaced Miller from 1964 to 1969, followed by Mike Schuler, who was tenured until 1972. The Keydets more than nine games in a season in that stretch, including a 1–25 campaign in 1970–71, bill Blair, who also played for VMI, led the Keydets to their first of what would be two consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. In 1975–76, the Keydets went 22–10 which including a 9–3 Socon record, it was the schools first winning record in conference play since 1968, and only their second since 1943. After winning the SoCon tournament, VMI defeated Tennessee 81–75 and DePaul, 71–66 in overtime, the team was led by Ron Carter, who went on to be the 26th overall pick selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1978 NBA Draft

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The Citadel Bulldogs basketball
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The Citadel Bulldogs is the name of the College Basketball team that represents The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The program is classified in the NCAAs Division I, and the team competes in the Southern Conference South Division, former head coach Chuck Driesell was not retained after the 2014–15 season. Duggar Baucom was introduced as coach on March 30,2015. Baucom was the coach at military rival VMI. The team has never won a season or Southern Conference Mens Basketball Tournament championship or participated in the NCAA Tournament. They are one of four original Division 1 teams to have never made the NCAA tournament. The team has made one appearance, playing in the 2009 CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament. In 1927 the Bulldogs claimed the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament title, the Bulldogs play their home games at the on-campus McAlister Field House, a 6,000 seat arena formerly known as The Armory. The arena was renovated in 1989. During the summer of 2011, The Citadel completed additional renovations to the Field House, building a new floor, since the 1989 renovations, the Bulldogs have played before full capacity on three occasions, Duke, South Carolina, and College of Charleston. Like all Citadel athletic teams, the Bulldogs utilize strength and conditioning, medical, the Citadel began the Honored Jerseys in 2009 with Les Robinson, and have honored one jersey per year since. Jake Burrows jersey was honored most recently, on January 28,2012, below is a list of all coaches at The Citadel and their records through the 2014–15 season. The primary Bulldog rivals, as in sports, are VMI, Furman. The Citadel also has rivalries with other schools within the state. The Bulldogs records versus each rival are listed below, through the 2013–14 season, excludes Furman and VMI, listed above East Tennessee State, Mercer and VMI become SoCon members in basketball for the 2014 season. Appalachian State, Davidson, Elon, and Georgia Southern will no longer be SoCon members in mens basketball beginning in 2014

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Newberry College
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Newberry College is a co-educational, private liberal-arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located on a historic 90-acre campus in Newberry, South Carolina, United States. The college has 1,042 students and a 14,1 student-teacher ratio, the college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and the South Atlantic Conference. The school is famous for being on the end of a tilt against Furman University. Newberrys football team won their first South Atlantic Conference Championship in the 2006 season, the team finished with a 10-1 record in the regular season, losing only in their last game ever against their rival, Presbyterian College. The team also won a game in their first ever post season appearance in Division II football. The next month, the NCAA rejected Newberrys appeal, on May 7,2008 Newberrys Athletic Department officially retired the nickname Indians from all of the schools 15 NCAA athletic teams. Effective from that day, Newberry College athletic teams would be known as the Wolves, the music program at Newberry College has a history in vocal and instrumental performance dating back over 100 years, and a jazz band and marching band in existence since 1956. The Newberry College marching band, which has been in existence since that time, is one of the most unusual aspects of Newberry College’s music program. Newberry is one of the smallest colleges in the country with a marching band, also in 1956, Pruitt also hosted the first jazz festival at Newberry College. This jazz festival has become a unique annual tradition at Newberry College. In 1943, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced the start of a new training program. The program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II, Newberry College became one of 131 colleges and universities in the United States chosen to participate in the V-12 program. On July 1,1943, the first 325 cadets arrived on campus, the cadets attended classes for periods of one to six terms of 16 weeks. Work was planned so that each term was the equivalent of a college semester. The Navy handled the discipline of its cadets, directed the physical program, provided military drills. During the 27 months the V-12 Program were a part of the College, on October 31,1945, the V-12 Unit was decommissioned and Newberry College returned to its civilian status. From 1972 until 1976, the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps was established at Newberry, through this program, selected students were commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the USAF and many served distinguished careers in the service of their nation. 777, an Arnold Air Society and an Angel Flight program was active during this period

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South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
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The South Carolina Gamecocks mens basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The program also won the 1997 SEC championship, National Invitation Tournament titles in 2005 and 2006, most recently, the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship, reaching the Final Four for the first time in school history. Frank Martin is the current head coach, and the plays at the 18. South Carolina achieved a measure of prominence during its tenure in the Southern Conference, winning regular season championships in 1927,1933,1934. The program also won the tournament championship in 1933. During World War II, the teams success was partially attributed to being assigned outstanding athletes by the U. S. Navy as part of the V-12 program. However, the Navy leaders kept the focus towards the war effort. The hiring of Frank McGuire before the 1964-65 season propelled South Carolina to its most successful period to date, McGuires 16-year tenure was highlighted by an undefeated ACC regular season in 1970, an ACC Tournament championship in 1971, and three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances from 1971 to 1973. USC also posted a 69-16 overall record from 1968 to 1971, in November 1968, the Gamecocks began playing at the 12,401 seat Carolina Coliseum, which became known as the House that Frank Built. As an Independent, the program gradually declined, and the University sought entrance into an athletic conference and this proved problematic because most conferences required schools to have a single athletic director, and South Carolina had multiple directors at the time. McGuire served as Athletic Director for the program, and he would not relinquish his position. The University made several attempts to obtain McGuires resignation, but ultimately honored his contract through 1980, McGuire finished with a 283-142 overall record at South Carolina and continues to be held in high regard by Gamecock fans. His six consecutive 20-win seasons from 1969 to 1974, which produced a 137-33 record, in 1983, the University became affiliated with the Metro Conference. The basketball program was placed on probation by the NCAA in the spring of 1987 for two years because of recruiting violations and the sale of complimentary player tickets. From 1987 to 1991, George Felton led the Gamecocks to an 87-62 overall record, which included a 1989 NCAA Tournament appearance, for three of Feltons five seasons, Tubby Smith served as an assistant coach before leaving to join Rick Pitinos staff at Kentucky. South Carolina joined the SEC before the 1992 season and initially struggled, eddie Fogler was hired away from Vanderbilt before the 1994 season and within a few years returned the Gamecocks to respectability. Under Fogler, South Carolina posted an impressive 66-28 record during the 1996-1998 stretch, the 1997 Gamecocks posted a 15-1 record in SEC play and defeated league rival Kentucky twice, but lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Fogler stepped down after the 2001 campaign, going 123-117 in eight seasons as the Gamecocks head coach and his tenure included two NCAA Tournament appearances and two NIT appearances

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Columbia, South Carolina
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Columbia is the capital and largest city of the U. S. state of South Carolina, with a population of 133,803 as of 2015. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, the name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name of Christopher Columbus. The city is located approximately 13 miles northwest of the center of South Carolina. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, in 1860, the city was the location of the South Carolina Secession Convention, which marked the departure of the first state from the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War. At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that became Columbia were a people called the Congaree, in May 1540, a Spanish expedition led by Hernando de Soto traversed what is now Columbia while moving northward. The expedition produced the earliest written records of the area. From the creation of Columbia by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1786, the Congarees, a frontier fort on the west bank of the Congaree River, was the head of navigation in the Santee River system. A ferry was established by the government in 1754 to connect the fort with the growing settlements on the higher ground on the east bank. Like many other significant early settlements in colonial America, Columbia is on the line from the Piedmont region. The fall line is the spot where a river becomes unnavigable when sailing upstream, State Senator John Lewis Gervais of the town of Ninety Six introduced a bill that was approved by the legislature on March 22,1786, to create a new state capital. There was considerable argument over the name for the new city, according to published accounts, Senator Gervais said he hoped that in this town we should find refuge under the wings of COLUMBIA, for that was the name which he wished it to be called. One legislator insisted on the name Washington, but Columbia won by a vote of 11–7 in the state senate, the site was chosen as the new state capital in 1786, due to its central location in the state. The State Legislature first met there in 1790, after remaining under the direct government of the legislature for the first two decades of its existence, Columbia was incorporated as a village in 1805 and then as a city in 1854. Columbia received a stimulus to development when it was connected in a direct water route to Charleston by the Santee Canal. This canal connected the Santee and Cooper rivers in a 22-mile-long section and it was first chartered in 1786 and completed in 1800, making it one of the earliest canals in the United States. With increased railroad traffic, it ceased operation around 1850, the commissioners designed a town of 400 blocks in a 2-mile square along the river. The blocks were divided into lots of 0.5 acres and sold to speculators, buyers had to build a house at least 30 feet long and 18 feet wide within three years or face an annual 5% penalty. The perimeter streets and two streets were 150 feet wide

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World War I
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World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history and it was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved. The war drew in all the worlds great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances, the Allies versus the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war, Italy, Japan, the trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This set off a crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia. Within weeks, the powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. On 25 July Russia began mobilisation and on 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia, Germany presented an ultimatum to Russia to demobilise, and when this was refused, declared war on Russia on 1 August. Germany then invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France, after the German march on Paris was halted, what became known as the Western Front settled into a battle of attrition, with a trench line that changed little until 1917. On the Eastern Front, the Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians, in November 1914, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers, opening fronts in the Caucasus, Mesopotamia and the Sinai. In 1915, Italy joined the Allies and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers, Romania joined the Allies in 1916, after a stunning German offensive along the Western Front in the spring of 1918, the Allies rallied and drove back the Germans in a series of successful offensives. By the end of the war or soon after, the German Empire, Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, national borders were redrawn, with several independent nations restored or created, and Germanys colonies were parceled out among the victors. During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the Big Four imposed their terms in a series of treaties, the League of Nations was formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such a conflict. This effort failed, and economic depression, renewed nationalism, weakened successor states, and feelings of humiliation eventually contributed to World War II. From the time of its start until the approach of World War II, at the time, it was also sometimes called the war to end war or the war to end all wars due to its then-unparalleled scale and devastation. In Canada, Macleans magazine in October 1914 wrote, Some wars name themselves, during the interwar period, the war was most often called the World War and the Great War in English-speaking countries. Will become the first world war in the sense of the word. These began in 1815, with the Holy Alliance between Prussia, Russia, and Austria, when Germany was united in 1871, Prussia became part of the new German nation. Soon after, in October 1873, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck negotiated the League of the Three Emperors between the monarchs of Austria-Hungary, Russia and Germany

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Fort Jackson (South Carolina)
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Fort Jackson is a United States Army installation, which TRADOC operates on for Basic Combat Training, and is located next to Columbia, South Carolina. This installation is named for Andrew Jackson, a United States Army General, Fort Jackson was created in 1917 as the United States entered World War I. At the conclusion of World War I, Camp Jackson was shut down,33, War Department,27 July 1921. Camp Jackson was reactivated for World War II, Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center in the U. S. Army, training 50 percent of all soldiers and 60 percent of the women entering the Army each year. Providing the Army with new soldiers is the primary mission. 35,000 potential soldiers attend basic training and 8,000 advanced individual training soldiers train at Fort Jackson annually, Soldiers who have trained or worked at Fort Jackson live by the bases motto, Victory Starts Here. The training is provided by the 165th, 171st, and 193rd Infantry Brigades Monday through Sunday for a ten-week period, the post has other missions as well. Fort Jackson encompasses more than 52,000 acres of land, including 100 ranges and field training sites, Soldiers, civilians, retirees and family members make up the Fort Jackson community that continues to grow in numbers and facilities. An additional 10,000 soldiers attend courses at the Soldier Support Institute, Chaplain Center and School,12,000 military families make Fort Jackson their home. Close to 3,500 civilians are employed at Fort Jackson and 46, 000-plus retirees, on base, visitors can visit the U. S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum, previously known as Fort Jackson Museum when opened in 1974. The museum helps visitors to learn the history of Fort Jackson since created in 1917, admission into the Combat Training Museum is open Monday through Friday, except for Federal Holidays, and admission is free. Located in the heart of the region of South Carolina. Columbia has direct access to three interstate highways, I-20, I-26 and I-77, and indirect access to two additional interstates within 100 miles, I-95 and I-85. Average temperatures in the range from a high of 90+ °F in July to a low of 34 °F in January. Annual rainfall averages around 48 inches, the fort has a significant economic impact on the local area. Annual expenditures by Fort Jackson exceed $716.9 million for salaries, utilities, contracts, in addition, over 100,000 family members visit the Midlands area each year to attend basic training graduation activities, using local hotels, restaurants and shopping areas. In the 1994 film Renaissance Man, starring Danny DeVito, Mark Wahlberg, desmond Doss, Medal of Honor recipient Leonard Nimoy, actor, writer, film director, poet, musician, and photographer was in the Special Services division and was sergeant over Corporal Ken Berry. Joe Plumeri, Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings, geoff Ramsey, film producer, actor, photojournalist served in Kuwait Clayton, K. B

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Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball
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The Presbyterian Blue Hose mens basketball team is the basketball team that represents Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. The schools team competes in the Big South Conference. The Blue Hose have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times, the Blue Hose have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time

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McAlister Field House
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McAlister Field House is a 6, 000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1939 and is home to The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, wrestling, office space in the facility houses athletic department staff as well as several coaches. Previously known as The Citadel Armory, the facility was named in honor of Col. David S. McAlister, the arena was renovated in 1989, and is used for entertainment events including concerts and sporting events, as well as college and high school commencements. The renovation expanded the capacity from 4,500 to 6,000. Since the renovation, three games have sold out and filled the facility to capacity, Duke, South Carolina. The facility has hosted several tournaments, including opening rounds of the Southern Conference Womens Basketball Tournament. On July 23,2007, McAlister Field House was the venue for the Democratic Partys edition of the CNN-YouTube presidential debates. McAlister is also used as the venue for speeches and addresses to the Corps of Cadets. McAlister Field House - The Citadel

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Military Classic of the South
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The teams first played in 1920, but the trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976. The game has played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956,2004. The Citadel Bulldogs have won the past ten meetings and fourteen of the last sixteen, at one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1. The Military Classic is the thirteenth oldest still-played rivalry in the Football Championship Subdivision of the NCAA, both teams were members of the Southern Conference from 1936 until 2003, when VMI left for the Big South Conference and were reunited in the SoCon when VMI returned in 2014. The 72nd and most recent game of the series saw The Citadel defeat VMI 30–20 in Lexington, Virginia, with the return of VMI to the SoCon, annual rivalries have been renewed in college baseball, womens soccer, track and field, and cross country. VMI remained in the SoCon in wrestling, and continued to compete annually with The Citadel in that sport while a member of the Big South. List of NCAA college football rivalry games

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My Losing Season
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My Losing Season is a memoir by Pat Conroy. It primarily deals with his season as the starting point guard on the basketball team of The Citadel in 1966–67. Conroy describes his tumultuous relationship with his coach, Mel Thompson, as well as the harsh, malevolent, Pat Conroy tells the story using flashbacks going back to his rough childhood where he remembers growing up with a tough father. He describes one memory when his mother tried to stab his father with a knife and his father backhanded her. The book also deals with the experience of losing. In his final season, his team finished with an 8–17 record, as a side note, there is a reference of a basketball game against Asheville Catholic on page 54 that states incorrectly that Asheville Catholic lost the game, when in fact Asheville Catholic won. Jerry Vincent, who is mentioned, made Mr Conroy aware of this fact and sent Mr Conroy the local newspaper article as proof